Paul Duncan

Bond, James Bond: Behind the 007 scenes, from Dr. No to the latest release Spectre “Bond, James Bond.” Since Sean Connery uttered those immortal words in 1962, the most dashing secret agent in the history of cinema has been charming and thrilling…

Brilliance in a bowler hat: Delving into the archives of slapstick genius Within a year of arriving in Hollywood in 1914, British-born Charlie Chaplin had become the slapstick king of America. By the end of his second year on the silver screen,…

Fifty years of Bond, James Bond "Bond, James Bond." Since Sean Connery uttered those immortal words in 1962, the most dashing secret agent in the history of cinema has been charming and thrilling audiences worldwide. This impeccably British character created by…

As special photographer on the sets of Francis Ford Coppola's Godfather Trilogy, Schapiro witnessed legendary actors giving some of their most memorable performances. With essays and interviews covering the trilogy in its entirety, this book contains more than…

Swede sensation: An in-depth exploration of Bergman’s complete works On November 24, 2008 The Ingmar Bergman Archives editors Paul Duncan and Bengt Wanselius won the August Prize 2008 for the Best Non-Fiction Book published in Sweden. This is the…

Previously unseen photographs from Scorsese’s masterpiece Taxi Driver has long been regarded as a cinematic milestone , and Robert DeNiro’s portrait of a trigger-happy psychopath with a mohawk is widely believed to be one of the greatest performances…

Woody Allen began his career writing jokes and scripts, then progressed to stand-up and acting, and finally wrote and directed his first film, Take the Money and Run, in 1969. This was a screwball comedy that starred Allen as a hapless and self-demeaning…

Ingrid Bergman was more than the luminous image of healthy sensuality that intoxicated audiences worldwide during and immediately after World War II in movies like Casablanca, Gaslight, Spellbound and Notorious. In later life she found continued film success with…

American cinema, as we've known it since The Godfather, would be impossible to reimagine without Al Pacino . As Michael Corleone he breathes life into an American of epic dimension. His characters may explode (Tony Montana in Scarface ), or be paragons of calm…

Why is the only non-American winner of the AFI's prestigious Life Achievement Award a Scotsman? Perhaps because Sean Connery 's career, though international in scope and global in appeal, made him a "genuine movie star" without any pretensions or…

From birth, Katharine Hepburn seemed destined to become a symbol of the modern woman on stage, on screen, and in the world. Fiercely competitive, private, and independent, Hepburn was one part Olympic athlete Babe Didrikson, one part Amelia Earhart, and two parts…